Megan was a healthy scratch on Saturday and he hasn't played with the Blues since Oct. 9. He has three assists and eight penalty minutes in 10 minor-league matches this year. Sun, Nov 19, 2017 04:59:00 PM

Megan has skated in one game with the Blues this season. The 27-year-old has three assists in 10 games with AHL Chicago this season. He shouldn't pop up on your fantasy radar. Sat, Nov 18, 2017 10:52:00 AM

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The Red Wings recently signed Larkin to a five-year, $30.5 million contract. "You look at the captains, and they really led by example," Detroit GM Ken Holland said. "They earned the respect of their teammates with the way they played the game and the way they practiced, and their determination and passion for the game and for their team. As we're three years into Dylan's career, Dylan shows a lot of those intangibles. Dylan really hates to lose, and I think that's an important intangible." Larkin made great progress last year with a team-leading 63 points in 82 games.

"I'm hoping [Zetterberg] is good and we'll have to address that probably in September," said Holland. "I want to get to [training] camp and see if Henrik Zetterberg is healthy. He's a real unknown." Holland also stated that Zetterberg hasn't been able to train this summer anywhere near close to past off-season because of a back issue. There has been a great deal of uncertainty surrounding Zetterberg's status since the 2017-18 season ended.

Nielsen is the all-time points leader for Denmark. He had 152 goals and 423 points in 764 career games. Denmark has some good young players now though as Bjorkstrand recorded 40 points in his first full season and Nikolaj Ehlers reached the 60-point milestone for the second straight campaign.

"I don't have any doubt today based on my viewings of him last year in training camp, based on my viewings of him when I went out and watched him play in the WHL and based on my viewings of him on tape. He looks like a guy who is NHL ready," said Blashill. "He looks like a guy who has put the work in to make himself ready. He looks like a guy who can help a team by scoring goals in that hard area around the net, an area we don't score enough goals at. I don't have doubt today. Now come training camp, he has to continue to show he is as ready as I believe he is today. He'll have every opportunity to make the team." Rasmussen can't play for Grand Rapids of the AHL next year, so it's the NHL or back to the WHL for him.

"Now, the one decision we will make is whether he is net-front on the power play or whether he is more of a shooting spot," Blashill said. "If he is not net-front on the power play, he is going to have to make sure that he’s scoring at a pretty good rate from a shooting spot because there are somewhat easy goals to be had when you are willing to go to the net. So he is going to have to make sure he does that five-on-five, if he isn't there on the power play, to get some of those goals that can really boost your production." The Detroit coach wants to see more consistency from Mantha, who scored 24 goals and generated 48 points in 80 contests last year.

Detroit coach Jeff Blashill wants to see how Filip Zadina does against NHL competition.

The Red Wings bench boss said it's difficult to gauge a player's NHL readiness at a development camp and that's a fair point. "I hope he can come in and make our team. If he makes our team, it means we just got better," Blashill said. "He is going to have to earn it, but if he does make it, that means we're better.I also like the fact that it looks like if he isn't quite ready at camp, he could play in the AHL and would still be available to us at some point, which means that at some point during the year, we'd be adding a player that would upgrade our hockey team." Zadina will get a long look at training camp.

Bertuzzi's new deal will reportedly have a cap hit of $1.4 million. He posted seven goals and 24 points in 48 games with the Red Wings last season. Bertuzzi should be a regular at the NHL level in 2018-19.

Justin Abdelkader found the back of the net in Sunday's 5-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche.

Abdelakder got the Red Wings on the board at the 12:38 mark of the second period to cut his team's deficit to 3-1 at the time. Unfortunately for the Wings, that's as close as they'd come to tying the game. Abdelkader also got a 10-minute misconduct for cross-checking Alexander Kerfoot late in the third period. He now has 12 goals and 32 points in 65 games this season.

Svechnikov notched two goals and four points with the Red Wings following his recall from the minors on March 7. He posted three of those points in his last three outings. Svechnikov will help the Griffins in their battle for playoff positioning.

Nyquist netted 21 goals, which is his highest total since 2014-15 when he had 27 markers. He also had a career-high with 213 shots on net. However, he posted personal lows with 19 assists and 40 points this past season.

The trio had success together in 2016-17 before Vanek was traded to Florida. He also played alongside Darren Helm and Gustav Nyquist. "Whichever line Vanek is on, he seems to make the other people better offensively," said coach Jeff Blashill. "That is the intrigue of having him back, is not only is he going to add his own production, but he can help some of our young players, whether it is a [Athanasiou], whether it is a [Michael] Rasmussen — whoever he is paired with, he can help them produce at an even greater rate."

Martin Frk might have a hard time making Detroit's roster out of training camp.

Frk could be Detroit's 13th or 14th forward at the start of the 2018-19 season, especially if Filip Zadina and Michael Rasmussen crack the opening-day roster. He accounted for 11 goals and 25 points in 68 games last year.

This is a little surprising considering the Wings announced that Glendening was done for the season due to an upper-body injury he suffered on Tuesday night. He has 11 goals and eight assists in 68 games this season.

Johan Franzen's wife, Cissi, detailed her family's continued struggle in a blog post as her husband continues to suffer from post-concussion syndrome.

"I don't know where to start, but this week has been really hard and extremely emotional. Monday morning the kids, Lisa and I flew out to Denver, Colorado to visit Johan," Cissi wrote on Franzenresidence.com. "He's been going thru an intensive treatment program at Marcus Brain Health Institute, and this last week was a family week where I joined in for a lot of sessions. He's still dealing with post-concussion syndrome, and the last months have been really bad. Something needed to happen and I'm so thankful we found this new amazing place. It opened up in March and they treat veterans and athletes with brain traumas. Johan was actually their very first athlete." She went on to say that Franzen continues to have good and bad days, but they are hopeful for the future because he has shown improvement. He has not played a game since October 2015.

Mike Green, who underwent neck surgery in March, should be fine for the start of training camp.

Rather than become an unrestricted free agent, Green re-signed with the Detroit Red Wings at the 11th hour. He got a two-year contract that includes a no-trade clause until Feb. 1, 2020. "He wanted to be in Detroit, he likes it here, and likes his role on the team," Red Wings GM Ken Holland said.

Danny DeKeyser felt his ankle injury hindered him even after he returned.

DeKeyser wasn't able to play from Oct. 12-Nov. 17 due to the injury. To make matters worse, he had no points and a minus-10 rating in his first 10 games back from the injury. "The ankle set me back a little bit," DeKeyser said. "Even after (returning), I didn’t think I was playing some of my best hockey. I thought it would be better but it took more time to get playing where I wanted to be. December wasn’t great a month for me. I started to play better in January – but I want to be ready from game one." Coach Jeff Blashill felt that DeKeyser had a great second half of the season, so there is a silver lining there. He's become an important part of Detroit's defense, but he doesn't do enough offensively to make him a factor in standard leagues.

Trevor Daley could be a trade candidate for Detroit if the team's playoff outlooks isn't good by late February.

Daley's no-trade clause expires 10 days before the deadline. He still has another season left on his contract after the 2018-19 campaign. Daley led the Red Wings' defensemen in goals last year, with nine, and he posted 16 points in 77 contests.

Kronwall was limited to 57 games in 2016-17, while dealing with a knee issue, but he only missed three games this past season and didn't sit out any practices. The 37-year-old defender has one more season left on his contract.

Hicketts chipped in three assists in four games during his latest NHL stint, while averaging over 17 minutes of ice time. He is being demoted to help out Grand Rapids in their battle for the Central Division title.

Filip Hronek scored a goal for the Czech Republic in a 3-2 loss to Sweden on Sunday.

Hronek headed to Denmark for the tournament after Grand Rapids was eliminated from the AHL playoffs in the opening round. The 20-year-old defender is the third-youngest player on the Czech team. Hronek impressed in his rookie campaign in the minors with 39 points in 67 games. He could be someone to watch for a roster spot with Detroit going into next season.

Jimmy Howard has one more season left on his contract, which is sure to fuel trade speculation.

However, Helene St. James of Detroit Free Press believes Howard is likely to get an extension if he plays well in 2018-19, but likely at a lower cap hit. Detroit probably won't shop him around the league, but could deal him if the right offer came along. If that occurs then the Red Wings could look to bring him back in the summer. Detroit signed Jonathan Bernier to a three-year contract this off-season, but Howard is expected to see the majority of the starts.

The Detroit Red Wings have signed goaltender Jonathan Bernier to a three-year/$9 million contract.

Bernier spent last season with Colorado where he saw regular duty when Semyon Varlamov was injured. He was 19-13-3 with a 2.85 GAA and a .913 save percentage. He will back up Jimmy Howard to start the season and could take over the net if Howard is dealt as this is his final year on his contract with the Red Wings. Bernier is worth a flier late in deep pools and then stashing on your reserve list as a handcuff for Howard.

The Detroit Red Wings have signed goaltender Harri Sateri to a one-year contract.

It's goaltending depth for Detroit who will have Jimmy Howard and Jonathan Bernier as their NHL goalies. Sateri saw some time in Florida this past season with the injuries to Roberto Luongo and James Reimer. He played in nine games and went 4-4 with a 2.92 GAA and a .911 save percentage.

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